Mourinho likes to tease and mock
"We had a very funny situation before the match. The goalkeepers predicted that the goal on the pitch was too small. I went to check and found it really small. The goalkeeper spent all his time practicing with the goal, so their feeling was very accurate. After inviting a UEFA representative to check, the result was that the size of the two goalposts was up to 5 centimeters smaller. We have asked them to install the right size goal," Mourinho revealed at a press conference after the Europa League qualifiers against Shkendijav on September 25.
Mourinho's statements became the focus of the press conference, not Tottenham's 3-1 victory. And despite promising not to report to UEFA to punish Shkendijav, Mourinho still did not forget to send a deposit. "I kept thinking that I was still high and muscular, but it turned out that it was because the goal was lowered," the Portuguese strategist wrote on Instagram with the same photo of him touching the wooden frame crossbar with his hand.
That was just one of many interesting stories of Mourinho in the press conference room. With 20 years of experience as a coach, he was also a star at the press conference room. With lifelong statements like "I am special because I am the best in Europe" or "I am a football coach, not Harry Potter", along with countless times of mocking opponents and colleagues. It is easy to understand that Mourinho is always a subject of the media's never-ending exploitation. Mourinho almost kept saying that there would be metaphorical examples.
This is personal and there is nothing bad about it, but the consequences are quite troublesome. In August 2020, L'Equipe (France) mentioned Mourinho with satirical "favorites". The famous Chinese newspaper affirmed that "Mr Special" is only excellent... in the press conference room, but is too boring in matches and seems to be far from the previous glory. And so, every time Tottenham lost a match, Mourinho was criticized for running out of time.
There is a Mourinho full of love
Many people criticized Mourinho for being selfish and arrogant, but it seems that everyone ignored the humanistic images of the Portuguese strategist. Also after the match with Shkendijav on September 25, Mourinho stayed behind to wait for a reporter to take a photo together.
That reporter was Aleksandrovic, who had a very special story. In the pre-match online press conference, he shared that his father was a huge Mourinho fan and had recently passed away. One of the deceased's thoughts is to ask Aleksandrovic's son to take a photo with the 57-year-old strategist regardless of which team he is leading.
"If you allow me to take a photo with you, I will frame it and place it where my father retired. If the match went well for him and the whole team, I hope you will allow me to do that," Aleksandrovic suggested at the press conference before the match.
seemingly not hesitating, Mourinho immediately replied: "Thank you very much. The photo has nothing to do with the result. Let's do it. If you meet us before the match or in a hotel, it's easy, but if after the match, it's okay. I am very happy to take a photo with you, and I am even more honored to do this for your father. I want to thank him for his respect for me."
Aleksandrovic's touching story touched Mourinho's heart, also partly showing everyone another image of him. In fact, the "Special One" has always been like that. It's just that people rarely see him being moved by anyone, after the day Mourinho hugged Marco Materazzi and cried for Inter's success.
